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ADIKAILASA on 12/25/20212021-12-25A ritual homa at a temple-style hall. A bald priest in a reddish-brown dhoti and a brown shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and round glasses, sits on the floor pouring an offering from a silver ladle into a bright fire pit lined with yellow-ochre bricks. Beside him sits a young boy in an orange dhoti and saffron head wrap with a rudraksha mala, seated cross-legged with his hands resting on his knees, near a brass bowl and a basket of petals. Behind them a figure in orange and saffron sits on a red and gold throne draped with marigold garlands. A gold shrine arch frames a decorated deity murti with a crown and garlands on a pink cloth, with a lit oil lamp at the side.2015-04-30A photograph of a ritual scene in a gold-decorated temple shrine. Six people in saffron-orange robes stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a brick fire pit (homa kunda) holding burning logs. Behind them, a richly adorned deity murti and gold kalasha-style vessels with garlands sit on a draped red altar. Two figures at the far left wear white head cloths and rudraksha malas, and the man on the right wears a striped tiger-print wrap. An open book sits on a wooden stand at left beside a microphone. Gold relief panels and marigold garlands frame the shrine.2021-05-19July 16 20192019-07-16ADIKAILASA on 12/22/20212021-12-22A photograph of a homa fire ritual at a temple-style setting. A bald man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a brown rudraksha mala and glasses, arms bare with wrist beads, stands over a yellow-brick fire pit, pouring offerings from a silver bowl while smoke rises. Behind him a young boy in orange turban and orange-gold cloth sits cross-legged beside a silver plate of flowers and a small brass vessel, and another figure in orange turban sits near a garlanded throne with red and yellow flower garlands. A decorated deity murti in gold ornaments and jewelled garlands is visible at right, and a pink-draped altar with a kalasha-like brass item sits in the background.2015-04-30A young man in orange and saffron robes sits cross-legged on a red, green and purple striped mat before a golden relief wall of standing sages and a deity figure. He wears an orange turban, rudraksha mala necklaces and a gold chain, and ladles ghee or offering from a small bowl into a flaming wooden homa fire box. Nearby sit a brass oil lamp, a brass plate with flower petals, a bowl of leaves and a dish of fruit, and a decorated deity murti with garlands on the left. The caption reads Shiva Deeksha, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 16. Ritual fire offering in a golden temple hall.2022-01-03May 07 20172017-05-07May 07 20172017-05-07Evening puja at an open-sided tent temple. Two young sadhus in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas and tilak-marked foreheads, stand at right holding a silver bowl of flower petals and water. Behind them, a seated man in orange with a mala sits on a red-cushioned chair before a deity murti decorated with garlands. A fire pit with burning flames is at left, with a brass lamp and offerings of flowers and leaves on a cloth. Striped woven mats cover the floor, and a small deity shrine stands at the back.2017-10-10 +2 copiesA shirtless priest in an orange dhoti sits cross-legged at a brick-lined homa fire pit, holding a metal plate with flames and offerings. He wears rudraksha beads on his neck and arms and white sacred markings on his chest and face. Behind him stand gold-framed shrines with red draped fabric, a deity murti with garlands, brass kalasha pots and a trident. The scene shows the a person Homa during Nithyanandotsavam Day 9.2022-01-09February 07 20162016-02-07